Girls in youth detention
NT royal commission finds girls in youth detention subjected to ‘inappropriate sexualised behaviour’ Continue reading Girls in youth detention
Tag: Sociology
A Dangerous Luxury
Continue reading “A Dangerous Luxury”“A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.” ― Marshall McLuhan.
Tamworth
Onward travel for fieldwork. I’m in Tamworth to interview clients and service providers about their health, justice and rehabilitation programs.
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Last Day: Catching Up on Work on the Road
On the last day of fieldwork in Dubbo, plans did not go as expected. Nevertheless it a very busy day, going from one cafe to the next, typing up notes and catching up on project planning and other work.
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Sociology of Cities in Conflict
“The overcoming of urban conflicts has often been the source for an expanded civic sense.” – Dr Saskia Sassen, sociologist Continue reading Sociology of Cities in Conflict
Travel to Dubbo for Justice Project
A tiny plane flying to Dubbo for fieldwork research! I’m undertaking travel for my justice project.
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Revitalised Sociological Imagination
“A re-vitalised sociological imagination can and does have all kinds of impacts.”
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Kiama and Aboriginal Rights
I travelled with colleagues through Kiama, Dharawal land, along the South Coast of New South Wales, en route to Nowra, land of the Yuin and Dharawal people. Along with a group of policy analysts, we are travelling to meet with … Continue reading Kiama and Aboriginal Rights
Freud and Poe Walked Into a Bar
Why yes, that is a Freud doll (with Edgar Allan Poe staring in the background)! Continue reading Freud and Poe Walked Into a Bar
Impossible
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela inspiring us from high above a building in inner West Sydney. Continue reading Impossible
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